Advocates:
['CHITTA RANJAN PATTNAIK', '', 'S CH PADHI', 'M SETHI', 'R DAS']

Page 1 of 3

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No. 6585 of 2021

(Through Hybrid Mode)

Raghunatha Palei

…..

Petitioner

Mr. C.R. Pattnaik, Advocate

Vs.

Principal Secy. Govt. of

Odisha & Ors.

…..

Opposite Parties

Mr. A.K.Sharma, AGA

CORAM: JUSTICE ARINDAM SINHA

ORDER

09.11.2021

Order No.

03.

1.

Mr. Pattnaik, learned advocate appears on behalf of

petitioner and submits, his client is handicapped person, who

seeks compensation in terms of serial no. 43 in annexure 1 in

schedule of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995. Mr. Sharma, learned

advocate appears on behalf of State and submits, by memo

dated 29^th January, 2021, Collector, Keonjhar rejected the

claim mainly on ground that petitioner does not belong to

Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes category. He is of

general category.

2.

Mr. Patnaik, learned advocate appears on behalf of

petitioner submits further that Protection of Civil Rights Act,

1955 came before Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

// 2 //

Page 2 of 3

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Act of 1955 was

with